Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-11-24


congressional district will inset In Bay
City next Tuesday, at . p, m, for the
purpose OF considering mattsrs affect
Ing Offices of those grades, and also to
elect delegates to the national conven-
ton of postmasters to be held at
Washington City. Dec. 18th.
A level headed writer has just given
publicity TO the following; 0ne-third
of the fools of this country think
they can beat the lawyers in expound-
ing the law; one-half think they can
beat the doctors IN healing the sick
two-thirds think they can beat the
minister in preaching the gospel, and
all of them can beat the editor in run
ming u paper.
An eminent Bostonion said he al
ways regarded AN advertisement in a
paper as a personal invitation TO call.
while sometimes hesitate about en-
tering a store, the proprietors of which
have not sent their cards to my resi-
dence, always feel certain of cordi-
al invitation from the members of a
firm that advertises,"
Mrs. A. j. Rose has the pleasure of
entertaining her sister, Mrs. II. s. Win
negar aud her husband, of Hillsdale
Co,,- Suho ara greatly pleased with the
appearance of our village and sur
roundings. They are happily disap
pointed for where they expected to
find absolute barenness are fruitful
fields and they acknowledge, as do all,
the exceeding beauty of our natural
scenery.
We hear that two new elegant sleep
ing cars are being built to run next sea-
son on the Michigan Central between
Detroit and Mackinaw City. They are
to have fourteen sections each, four
more than those now in use, and are
to have oil the latest improvements,
electric enunciators from each berth,
etc., and are finished in the richest
style. and will cost $50, 600 each.
Cte6oHgan Tribune.
On Tuesday while son of Hubbard
Head, of South Branch, was drawing
wood mp to the -house- he left the
team standing at the door with a load
while he stepped inside to warm his
hands, when the team undertook the
job of unloading the wood, but did not
put it on the pile but scattered it
along the road for about mile. No
further damage was done except the
breaking of a hammer strap. --RoScom-
mon Net0s.
The Alpha M Society elected the
following officers at their last meeting
Nov. 18th; Pres. Miss Matilda Han
son; Vice Pres, Miss Musa Ravens;
Sec, Arthur N. Traver; Treasurer,
| Will Manwarren. At their next meet
ing the following subject will be dis
cussed ResOloed, That party spirit is
beneficial to e9g@trE t hnR51@ Rt
be made by win Manwarren, Musa
Ravens and Eugene Thayer. Spirit
of members excellent.
A. N. TRAVER, SEC.
lumberman, who has been In this
vicinity for about two years, usually
known as "Billy" but who gave his
name as VIM. Farley, and claimed to
have formerly lived I'm Livingston
county, N Y, died at Chalker and
London's camp on the North Branch.
Saturday morning. He drove yoke
of cattle from here Thursday and was
aiken sick that night. He stated be-
fore death that he had no friends He
was buried Sunday by the county. A
piece of paper in his pocket had the
address of j. w. Woodward, Langton,
Ont.
We clip the following from the De-
trott Free Press: A new acquisition to
the circle of Detroit's business men is
Arthur Loranger, prominent and en-
terprising young gentleman of Bav
City, member of the firm of Loranger
Bros, wholesale druggists, OF that
place, and of l.. Fourier & Co., Gray
ling, dealer in drugs and druggists
supplies, whose business is principalI Y
in the lumber region Mr. Loranger
has purchased the business of the
Globe extract works on Jefferson ave-
nue.. and in partnership with j. e..
Merrill, for many years connected with
that concern, will engage extensively
in the manufacture of perfumes, fla
voring extracts, baking powder ami
druggists sundries in this city under
the firm mamie of A. Loranger s. Co.
For the purpose of its business the
firm has leased a building on Jeffer-
son Avenue, which consists of four
floors and fine basement. The build
ing will be radically remodeled, an ele-
vator put In and everything done to
make the building suitable for the
large extension of the business which
it is hoped to make. Mr. Loranger
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